Gulf World Marine Park
4.1 from 5357 reviews
Address 15412 Front Beach Rd, Panama City Beach, FL 32413
Phone Number +18502345271
Description Currently we are in our high season hours, open daily rain or shine. Gulf World is home to a variety of exotic animals that we love…like dolphins, sea lions, sea turtles, sharks, penguins, tropical birds and other popular species. Swim with dolphins or choose from more than ten animal interactive programs! Explore numerous educational exhibits as you stroll through tropical gardens, catch dynamic daily educational animals shows that change with the seasons. Start your experience now by booking online! Check us out of Facebook to see if any specials that are running! Come for the Experience and Leave with a Mission to Save Our Environment.
A Google User
This place offers many encounters with different creatures at a price separate from the entry ticket. Each encounter is sold separately. They have short briefings with different animals every 15 minutes throughout the day. The dolphin show was the best part of this visit. This visit was not very enjoyable because the layout of the place seemed very unorganized. There were no maps to guide you other than the arrows they provide, which do their job if you know what you're looking for. It was quite small for the ticket price and not a lot of animal variety. If visiting in the summer, make sure you take things to keep you cool (fans, cooling towels, etc.). There are no cooling areas available to the public unless you stay in the hallway that leads to the dolphins. The parking situation is pretty bad. There is not a lot of parking in the front area, but there is extra parking around the back next to a pond, not the one behind the dinner it's further down. Seems to be another tourist trap in Panama City. We left quite disappointed.
A Google User
The different exhibit setups were well placed and super entertaining! Lots of cool photo ops 👍.The dolphin show was a lot of fun and we even got to take pictures with them ( for a small well worth it $10 fee ) ! The only difficulty we had was the lack of wheelchair access and availability. My father was unable to participate in all of our activities.His chair was unable to navigate the smaller areas (he missed the dolphin show 😞) and there were no backups to replace it with. It would be nice to provide a few for your guests as many of them are tourists and are at the mercy of the items they choose to bring. We had a good time though and thought the price was worth it.
A Google User
This place is great if you want to book an animal encounter otherwise not worth the price for just general admission. The website wasn't clear that general admission was INCLUDED in the dolphin encounter so l ended up buying general admission also, that was non refundable. They need to make a change to the wording online. Also the email I received stated that there would be photos "for purchase" after the dolphin encounter yet they were actually included. The dolphin encounter was amazing and such a once in a lifetime experience. The photos didn't turn out that great though. A lot of the photos I received were very over exposed the camera settings need to be changed to correct this issue. There weren’t any areas to change after the dolphin encounter, so I had to change my clothes in a dirty bathroom stall. The rest of gulf world outside of the dolphins was pretty small. The enclosures were also super small for the animals.
A Google User
My family and I visited Gulf World a few days ago. It is reasonably priced and they have great shows. It took us about 1.5-2 hours to tour the whole facility. It was a Monday and it was not crowded at all. Our main complaint is the outside of the facility. It was super trashy and smelly. It also seems like they are working on giving the outside an upgrade maybe? (The main entrance was closed.) We also didn't realize, until we parked, there is closer handicap parking near the current entrance.
A Google User
First off: Excellent customer service, and a fun place to go that isn't the beach, especially if you have never seen sea animals. Secondly: for the price you pay per admission, it's not necessarily worth it. I can see almost all of the sea life here, at my local zoo for less. Overall, it's fun and great for families and groups. The Dolphin show and the sea lion is cool
A Google User
I took my kids here for summer vacation. It only 5 minutes walking from the hotel. There are plenty parking spaces around the park n free $. The staffs were friendly, attentive, and helpful with my kids. The park is very educational. Dolphins show was awesome and every educational. My kids learned a lot. Swimming with dolphins were a unique experience for my kiddos. They loved it. Definitely come back to swimming dolphins again.
Business Hours
Monday:10:00AM - 15:00PMTuesday:ClosedWednesday:10:00AM - 15:00PMThursday:10:00AM - 15:00PMFriday:10:00AM - 15:00PMSaturday:10:00AM - 15:00PMSunday:10:00AM - 16:00PM
Popular Times
Service options
- Onsite services
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Planning
- Getting tickets in advance recommended
Children
- Good for kids
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